New Orleans Tricentennial Story Incubator

As the Crescent City prepares for its 300th Anniversary celebration, four film and artist support organizations join forces to celebrate and share our rich history and culture by cultivating and funding five short films that focus on New Orleans. The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy/Film New Orleans, NOVAC, Kickstarter, and The New Orleans Film Society call for proposals for short films by New Orleans Filmmakers. Applications for this opportunity are open August 8 through September 1, 2017.

Films must be 15 minutes or less and speak to the themes, history and people of New Orleans, as we look to the upcoming celebration of the Tricentennial in 2018. A total of five selected films will receive mentorship from Kickstarter to aid in the creation of dynamic crowdfunding campaigns to raise $5,000 in funding for their films. If/When they raise their $5,000, they will then be awarded an additional $5,000 in project support.

Upcoming Events

Saturday 1/13/18 from 1pm-5pm at NOVAC:BR (in the Creative Bloc building at 804 Main St, BRLA 70806)

$50/NOVAC members, $75 for nonmembers (register below)

This workshop hosted by NOVAC and taught by visiting filmmaker Camille Brown, covers the breaking down of a script for low budget/non-union crew projects. Participants may bring in a script, 15 pages or less and together we will break it down and create a schedule and budget. For those who don’t have a script, Camille will have some to share.

ABOUT CAMILLE BROWN:

An award-winning filmmaker, Camille earned her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA's prestigious Film, Television and Theater School. She made her directorial debut with her documentary “A Second Chance at Life” narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. The documentary went on to screen at several film festivals and won best documentary.

Camille then went on to write and direct the award-winning short film “Thank you for Washing," which has screened in over 20 festivals winning best short for 10 of them. Most notable is the NBC Short Cuts Festival, from which she also received a blind script deal with the studio. She co-produced the feature film, "A Perfect Getaway" starring Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich, and last year she was a semi-finalist for the HBO Directing Fellowship. Her feature directorial debut "The Nth Ward" was just released on Amazon.

On Sunday 1/14, Camille will be screening her film, "The Nth Ward" at Chalmette Theatre, followed by a Q&A with Victoria Greene of WIFT (Women in Film and Television).

Please email jillian@novacvideo.org with any questions about this workshop.

This workshop hosted by NOVAC and taught by visiting filmmaker Camille Brown, covers the breaking down of a script for low budget/non-union crew projects. Participants may bring in a script, 15 pages or less and together we will break it down and create a schedule and budget. For those who don’t have a script, Camille will have some to share.

ABOUT CAMILLE BROWN:

An award-winning filmmaker, Camille earned her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA's prestigious Film, Television and Theater School. She made her directorial debut with her documentary “A Second Chance at Life” narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. The documentary went on to screen at several film festivals and won best documentary.

Camille then went on to write and direct the award-winning short film “Thank you for Washing," which has screened in over 20 festivals winning best short for 10 of them. Most notable is the NBC Short Cuts Festival, from which she also received a blind script deal with the studio. She co-produced the feature film, "A Perfect Getaway" starring Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich, and last year she was a semi-finalist for the HBO Directing Fellowship. Her feature directorial debut "The Nth Ward" was just released on Amazon.

After the workshop, Camille will be screening her film, The Nth Ward at Chalmette Theatre, followed by a Q&A with Victoria Greene of WIFT (Women in Film and Television).

We are proud to announce the recipient of our 2017 Narrative Feature Film Grant: Lost Bayou: A Feature Film directed by Brian Richard, with cinematographer Natalie Kingston, and a mighty producing team of Alicia Davis Johnson, Brian Richard, Hunter Burke, Murray Roth, Kenneth Reynolds + Lorraine Caffery.
LOST BAYOU is the story of a struggling addict who ventures out into the Louisiana swamp to discover that her estranged faith healer father is hiding a troubling secret. Steeped in Cajun cultural and spiritual traditions, the film’s dialogue is a dynamic mix of English and Cajun French.
Having the opportunity to hear from these five immensely talented teams was truly an honor. Check out all of the projects at the link below. Huge thanks to Deep South Studios and ARRI Rental US for making this happen + being such a believer in #louisianafilm!